Jon Joseph

Oregon transfer Peyton Woodyard announces new number with the Ducks DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Peyton Woodyard is officially in Eugene. Do Peyton and the young lady in the photograph share the same hairdresser? Welcome aboard Peyton.

Top 100 NFL players of 2024: Alabama leads the way as former SEC stars shine among league's best - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Five SEC programs account for almost 30% of the NFL's top players Next step in recruiting? Move toward the top of this list. The ultimate Development Program is --- Iowa? Oregon is well represented. Tied with Ohio State with 3 players in the NFL's Top 100.

After the recruits from Georgia visit Athens, good luck keeping them 'committed.' UGA is rarely going to be NIL'd out of a 5* Peach State player. SC could be looking at a lot of Baby Gronks.

ACC champ or B12 champ in the second round means playing in Atlanta vs the ACC champ or playing the B12 champ in Glendale, And it means that Oregon did not win the B1G championship. The B1G champ will play the 2nd round game in the Rose Bowl. The SEC champ will play in the Sugar Bowl. Even if it finishes 13-0 the Dawgs will not have the option of choosing the Peach Bowl in Atlanta over the Sugar Bowl. The SEC champ will not play a playoff game including the champ game in Atlanta outside of Dixie. Ducks could play the ACC champ in Atlanta. Then play in Dallas or Miami and the champ game in Atlanta. Head East young man? The location for the ACC, B12, B1G, and SEC champs are fixed no matter where the champ is seeded in the top 4.

Please stay home and watch on TV. KIDDING!

Will SC be a Playoff contender? Will USC make the College Football Playoff in 2024? Breaking down the betting odds SATURDAYTRADITION.COM USC will be hoping to compete for a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff in 2024.

Yes, it looks like a ranking of NFL and not college teams. I don't pay the $10 a month to subscribe to PFF. It would be interesting to see PFF's recently released CFB SOS but the ranking is behind a paywall.

Ohio State has never been less than -3 versus all B1G opponents. The consensus for the Oregon matchup has tOSU -1. Down from -1.5. Breaking down early Ohio State betting lines for key games in 2024 SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Betting lines for several key Ohio State games in 2024 have already been posted by sportsbooks.

PFF top 10 win totals for 2024 taking into consideration SOS. College football power rankings have Georgia, Texas at No. 1 & No. 2 LONGHORNSWIRE.USATODAY.COM PFF ranked teams in FBS 1-131, where does Texas land?

Paul Finebaum: Y'All don't miss one of the top 2 games next season: Ohio State at Oregon! Well hush my grits! https://athlonsports.com/college-football/paul-finebaum-unveils-ohio-state-oregon-texas-georgia-as-cant-miss-college-football-games

Athlon 2024 Bold Predictions https://athlonsports.com/college-football/bold-college-football-predictions-sec-big-ten-acc-big-12 Will we see 3 games featuring Oregon and Ohio State? 5 SEC teams in the PO field?

At Purdue is a trap game. How ready will Oregon be traveling to the Eastern time zone the week after playing Ohio State and playing Purdue on a Friday night? Purdue is at Illinois the week prior. Eugene to West Lafayette, Indiana: 2238 miles. Distance from Champagne-Urbana, Ill. to West Lafayette: 91 miles. 8 games without an off week will yield at least two games where the Ducks will not have their 'A game.' And games in the Midwest in late November? 4 games in the back end of the 8 game gauntlet have the Ducks home vs Illinois in Week 9. At Michigan in Week 10. Home vs Maryland in Week 11 and on the road at Wisconsin in Week 12. A travel yo-yo and game day weather concerns in Michigan and Wisconsin. Week prior games: Illinois vs. Michigan; Michigan vs. Michigan State; Maryland - Idle; Wisconsin- Idle Maryland and Wisconsin both have the week off before the Oregon game. Certainly not ideal for the Ducks. Power 4 conferences with 16, 16, 17, and 18 teams, intra-conference scheduling will yield far more favorable schedules for certain conference members. In 2024, Oregon has the 11th most difficult schedule in the nation. Ohio State's SOS is ranked 57. USC's schedule is ranked first or second depending on the source. (Pay no attention to the FPI SOS, calculated by a predictive model and not calculated by the opponents' results in 2023. There is no way Oregon has the 30th most difficult SOS in the nation. There is no perfect way to calculate SOS. Teams can improve and decline rapidly from year to year but for the most part, will stay at the level as in prior seasons.) In 2024 Oregon plays the B1G's two biggest, badest teams. In 2025, Michigan and Ohio State are not on the schedule and I hope that Oregon will not face 8 conference games in a row with a week off. No other P4 team in 2024 plays 8 weeks in a row without any time off. Going undefeated with this schedule would be extraordinary. 10-2 with this schedule will result in an at-large playoff bid. If the 2 losses are competitive, Oregon should be seeded no lower than 8th and host a 1st-round game. Oregon's 2024 Over/Under is 10.5. 11-1 is doable but not without difficulty.

Thank you, Sir Charles. I learn so much from these articles; however, I hope there will not be a quiz. What was the 2nd thing?

I'm backing Payton against all comers in a game of HORSE. Move over LA! It only took the Olde Towne Team 16 years to win its 18th title and move past the Lakers. Somewhere, Red Auerbach is enjoying a fine cigar.

The realignment shuffle. How new-look conferences shake out in college football WWW.YARDBARKER.COM With the Pac-12 essentially dissolved and plenty of big programs on the move, here's an early look at the newcomers in each "Power Four" conference.

Is anybody up for a H+H with Mari(o)? 3 teams the Miami Hurricanes should have a home-and-home series against CANESWARNING.COM Beyond the 2024 season and the ACC, which three FBS teams would make for intriguing and entertaining matchups for Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes? 9 conference games in the B1G. Michigan and Ohio State have a home-and-home series with Texas beginning this season when Texas travels to the Big House. In 2025, Michigan plays Oklahoma in Norman. In 2027, Ohio State plays a home-and-home series with Alabama. Before we know if the Committee will reward SOS with a 12-team PO field, do not play any team out-of-conference with a Blue Chip Roster. This season, Ohio State plays three G5 teams OOC with all three games in Columbus. Ohio State wins the B1G and it will be the 1st or 2nd seed notwithstanding an OOC cupcake factory. Even with 3 unworthy opponents OOC, if Ohio State goes 10-2 it's in the PO. Ohio State does not get a bigger revenue slice for playing Bama and not Marshall OOC. Michigan played 3 G5 donut holes OOC in 2023 and was not dinged for doing so.

Oregon, Linfield, and who else?😍

5 teams to watch out for in 2024. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/oregon-ducks-greatest-college-football-threats-2024

Who will be the B1Ggest QB of them all? Hammerin’ the B1G: Projecting the B1G’s 2024 QB of the Year race SATURDAYTRADITION.COM The Big Ten has some new faces and key questions at quarterback entering 2024. So, how does it all play out in terms of the B1G's QB of the Year race?

I believe Francois McGillicudy owns an Irish pub that serves only the best French wines and Guinness. I'd love to know Francois's compensation for managing a legit, varsity network compared to Larry's salary for running his Lo$er network. Francois flies commercial and does not rent out $7000 a-night hotel suites. 12 Monkeys could have managed the Pac-12 better than 1 Crow and 11 other 'acclaimed academics.' I signed up for Peacock last week and will sign up for Big + when the season kicks off. The day is coming when linear will take a back seat to streaming. I'm happy Oregon is not a beta site for a rotten Apple deal.

College Football News preseason review of Oregon. At 10-2 or better, the Ducks will be in the playoff and host a 1st-round game. https://collegefootballnews.com/news/oregon-college-football-preview-2024-key-players-game-schedule-season-predictions

Great take. I'm not certain Dante Moore agrees with your evaluation of Chip's QB coaching skills. 😍 Your concerns about going undie are spot on.

College Football News previews the 2024 OBD football team. https://collegefootballnews.com/news/oregon-college-football-preview-2024-key-players-game-schedule-season-predictions

An update on Congress possibly taking action to help out college sports. Bill seeking to exempt college athletes from employee status advances to House of Representatives WWW.NYTIMES.COM H.R. 8534 — dubbed the “Protecting Student Athlete’s Economic Freedom Act" — was approved by the House committee with a 23-16 vote.

Correct, no bye available for ND. For the next 2 seasons, ND can be seeded only as high as No. 5. ND has no risk of losing a 13th data point champ game. The PO 5th seed will host a 1st round game vs the G5 representative. ND opens at TX A+M, finishes at USC, and plays FSU and Louisville in South Bend. How's this for Brutal? No. (we are not that) Illinois, Purdue, a close-by cupcake chomping, Miami (not mari(o), but Ohio,) Stanford, Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Army, Navy but no Air Force, so no Commander in Chief Trophy for the Domers. An impressive SEC-like 4 G5 opponents. Come 2026, ND should be required to play 13 games with at least 10 against P4 competition.